Restaurant reviews – the opinions expressed are solely my own. Often, though it will appear that they’re based on a single visit, they’re based on more than one. And I’m willing to hear from folks who disagree – I do know that restaurants, including my own, have their off days.
“Millions long for immortality who don’t know what to do with themselves on a rainy Sunday afternoon.” – Susan Ertz, Novelist Buenos Aires – You’d think that at some point over the last three years I’d have made it to the famed Café Los Inmortales, Corrientes 1369, near Paraná – had a coffee, a pastry…… Read More Immortal Pizza?
“Perhaps more than any other one person, Cassatt foresaw the approach of the day when New York City as a commercial center would outstrip both in density of population and in amount of wealth all the other cities of the world.” – John Moody, Financial Analyst and founder of Moody’s Investment Services New York City… Read More NYC Nutshell Redux
Tomika: “Why aren’t you on a diet?” Dewey: “Because I like to eat. Is that such a crime?” – From School of Rock New York City – It’s not a crime, but it’s not helping my waistline on this trip… I do like to eat, and I’m sort of packing in places left and right,… Read More School of Rock… errr… Wine
“Let’s do Mexican,” generally means heading for the closest eatery serving a greasy Tex-Mex mishmash of tacos, burritos, and chimichangas, usually washed down with an inexcusably large margarita flavored sno-cone.” – Dan Perlman, me New York City – When I wrote that intro to a restaurant review, fifteen years ago, for some reason I’d thought… Read More Mama Maya!
“Comfort food is not just what gives you momentary pleasure or stress relief. That’s…” – Woo Yen Yen ‘Whereupon she employed a scientific term that rhymes with ‘perturbation’.” – Colin Goh, Comfort Me With Burgers (Co-authors of Dim Sum Warriors, graphic novels series) Buenos Aires – I’m sorry, but Woo Yen Yen is simply wrong, burgers… Read More Just a Good Ole Fashioned…
“You were born with wings. Why prefer to crawl through life?” – Rumi, 13th century Persian poet and theologian New York City – There is a reason to crawl through life… appetizers. Appetizer Crawls. Winging our way from one restaurant to the next would be kind of cool if we had literal wings, I suppose,… Read More Just Food
“Cassoulet has such a religion around it because it’s the plat de partage — the dish of sharing. When a cassoulet arrives at the table, bubbling with aromas, something magical happens — it’s Communion around a dish.” – Philippe Puel, Chef, Le Cantou New York City – Back in Manhattan for a few days after… Read More Winter Warmer
“It’s hard for people to understand why they should want to eat old-fashioned Tex-Mex. Let me put it this way: You eat at these old Tex-Mex places for the same reason that you listen to scratchy old recordings of the Delta blues. It’s not about the quality; it’s about getting in touch with the roots… Read More BBQTM